From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jari.aalto@poboxes.com (Jari Aalto+mail.linux) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: cygwin/xfree86/emacs problems after upgrading Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 11:02:31 +0200 Organization: Private Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1076230347 26541 80.91.224.253 (8 Feb 2004 08:52:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 08:52:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com, "gnu.emacs.bug" , Cygwin Emacs maintainer , cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 08 09:52:22 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Apkft-0005jf-00 for ; Sun, 08 Feb 2004 09:52:21 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1Apkfk-0001G8-AO for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Feb 2004 03:52:12 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1Apkff-0001Cl-M7 for bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu; Sun, 08 Feb 2004 03:52:07 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1Apkf3-0000zq-Ds for bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu; Sun, 08 Feb 2004 03:52:00 -0500 Original-Received: from [193.229.0.57] (helo=fep06-app.kolumbus.fi) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1Apkf2-0000y7-SR for bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu; Sun, 08 Feb 2004 03:51:29 -0500 Original-Received: from poboxes.com ([81.197.3.110]) by fep06-app.kolumbus.fi with ESMTP id <20040208085126.FNZO18555.fep06-app.kolumbus.fi@poboxes.com>; Sun, 8 Feb 2004 10:51:26 +0200 Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3 (windows-nt) (i386-msvc-nt5.0.2195) Cancel-Lock: sha1:7ITjqQFb3yW1x8OvBrfMVI9XmZU= In-Reply-To: (Thomas L. Roche's message of "Tue, 3 Feb 2004 16:09:47 -0500") Posted-To: gnu.emacs.help X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:6914 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:6914 This is your copy. Article has been posted to the newsgroup(s). * Tue 2004-02-03 Thomas L Roche us.ibm.com> gnu.emacs.help * | | [Cygwin] | $ emacs --debug-init & | $ start XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons | | I typically run 2 emacs windows (second created with C-x 5 b) and | 1 xterm, all of which usually overlap ... until the emacs windows | disappear, apparently randomly, although lately I'm convinced that | emacs crashes are more likely when I'm either resizing or | minimizing its windows. I've so far run 2 cygwin sessions today, | once at home (with access to shared drives via a VPN) and once at | work (directly on ethernet), and the xterm traces have been: You're not alone. Windowed version of Emacs doesn't work under latest Cygwin/Xfree. It either core dumps or Emacs just kills itself by removing all frames from the display. Perhaps Cygwin Emacs maintainer have ideas. I've CC'd him. Jari -- http://tiny-tools.sourceforge.net/ Swatch @time http://www.mir.com.my/iTime/itime.htm http://www.ryanthiessen.com/swatch/resources.htm Use Licenses! http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6225 Which Licence? http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4825 OSI Licences http://www.opensource.org/licenses/